Action on inclusion
Each year, we work with dozens of charities and social enterprises which are aligned with our commitment to promote social equality and inclusion. And since June 2020, when we announced targeted actions to tackle racial inequality, we’ve continued to build a powerful network of organisations solving problems in their communities through our ColourBrave charity committee.
We welcomed the charity XLP, with their ‘youth group’ bus, as guests at our annual fundraising event One Firm One Day.
How we helped
As part of our efforts to tackle racial inequality, our Colourbrave Charity Committee, now in its second year, has distributed over £300K to support Black-led charities and social enterprises, impacting hundreds of Black beneficiaries.
Starting with an initial group of 25 organisations, we’ve supported 32 across the first two years of the initiative, including mentoring, masterclasses and in-kind support.
In partnership with the Black Leadership Programme at the School for Social Entrepreneurs (which we are currently extending to Scotland), the Committee has worked with our people to contribute hundreds of skills-based volunteering hours.
With the easing of lockdown restrictions this year, we’ve been able to bring a number of participants together for the first time in person. One of these events was a reception and panel discussion at the Old Vic theatre (which we support through our £10 previews scheme) with actors Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu, during the run of the play A Number. The London ColourBrave charities took part in an inspiring discussion about diversity and inclusion, and the role of the arts in making positive changes in society.
“What we've been able to do is really turbocharge the impact these charities are having in their communities, not just through the funding that we've been able to provide, but also through lending them skills and expertise in areas they otherwise don't have."
Our impact
We recently started supporting the charity Place2Be, in developing and piloting Racial Identity Groups. This is a new initiative to help school students explore issues of race, identity and diversity, and ultimately champion equality within their school community.
Another new joiner to our group is the Black Swimming Association (BSA). Statistics from Sports England show that over 90% of Black/Asian adults and 80% of Black/Asian children in England do not swim. The BSA aims to challenge the negative stigmas, narratives and relationships that people from African, Caribbean and Asian communities have with swimming and water safety. In our partnership with the BSA, we’re helping them to raise awareness, promote the importance of water safety skills to PwC employees, and formalise their finance, governance and compliance processes.
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